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Military Aviation

Here’s what it’s like to experience a 280 deg/s instantaneous roll rate in a modern jet trainer

Modern jets feature an impressive instantaneous roll rate The roll rate, expressed in degrees per second, is the rate at which an aircraft can change its roll attitude. Modern jet…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 1, 2015
Iran

Video shows Saudi F-15s intercept Iranian plane en route to Yemen with aid

Royal Saudi Air Force F-15s intercepted an Iranian A310 carrying aid to Yemen. A new video, recorded with a mobile phone and released by the Iranian Press TV, shows RSAF…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 30, 2015
Russia

Here are some cool images of Russian Su-34 attack planes intercepted by Spanish Typhoons over the Baltic

Some cool pics showing the "zombies" intercepted by the Spanish Eurofighter Typhoons have emerged. Deployed at Ämari airbase, in Estonia, four Eurofighter Typhoons and 114 personnel of the Ejército del…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 29, 2015
Aviation Safety

The story of the mission to rescue an F-14 Tomcat pilot behind the enemy lines in Iraq

The story of the first Combat SAR (Search And Rescue) mission behind enemy lines since Vietnam. One of the most famous missions flew during the Operation Desert Storm was the Combat SAR…

Dario Leone Dario Leone
April 28, 2015
Italian Air Force

We have flown one of the world’s most advanced jet trainers: the M-346 of the Italian Air Force

Chosen by Italy, Israel, Poland and Singapore to prepare their pilots to the 4th and 5th Gen. fighter jets, the Alenia Aermacchi M-346 "Master" is considered one the world's most…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 27, 2015
Iraq

A-10 suffers engine failure over war zone lands at airport threatened by ISIS in Iraq

An A-10 pilot had to land his Thunderbolt at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq’s volatile Anbar province. A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt involved in a mission in support…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 26, 2015
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